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Somewhere in _Ulysses_, Bloom, the historian/scientist, is 
outside- I think the library (where Irish Stephen has just 
delivered his response to the misinterpretation of The Poet)- 
investigating statues for anatomical correctness. I've heard 
it said, based on this passage, that Bloom is a Greek Enthusiast. 



In a message dated 1/30/02 9:26:41 AM, pfm at anam.com writes:

<< I seemed to remember some Religious etymology for the
word Enthusiast and sure enough:

Main Entry: en.thu.si.asm
Pronunciation: in-'thu-zE-"a-z&m, en-, also -'thyu-
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek enthousiasmos, from enthousiazein to be inspired, irregular
from entheos inspired, from en- + theos god
Date: 1603
1 a : belief in special revelations of the Holy Spirit b : religious
fanaticism
2 a : strong excitement of feeling : ARDOR b : something inspiring zeal or
fervor


Coupled with the fact that the phrase used is "German Enthusiasts" (caps)
meaning 1 above, may be relevant.

pfm